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General modes of transmission, with some overlapping features, can occur through inhalation (e.g., bordetellosis); vector-borne spread (e.g., ehrlichiosis); fecal-oral route (e.g., campylobacteriosis); bite, scratch, or puncture (e.g., rabies); soil-borne spread (e.g., histoplasmosis); and direct contact (e.g., scabies). It is also likely that the domestic cat can potentially act as a reservoir for many other zoonoses that are not yet recognized. The microbiology of cat bite wound infections in humans is often polymicrobial with a broad mixture of aerobic (e.g.,\n            <jats:italic>Pasteurella<\/jats:italic>\n            ,\n            <jats:italic>Streptococcus<\/jats:italic>\n            ,\n            <jats:italic>Staphylococcus<\/jats:italic>\n            ) and anaerobic (e.g.,\n            <jats:italic>Fusobacterium<\/jats:italic>\n            ,\n            <jats:italic>Porphyromonas<\/jats:italic>\n            ,\n            <jats:italic>Bacteroides<\/jats:italic>\n            ) microorganisms. Bacteria recovered from infected cat bite wounds are most often reflective of the oral flora of the cat, which can also be influenced by the microbiome of their ingested prey and other foods. 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